North of Anchorage, the largest city, and to the north and west of Fairbanks, lie vast areas that are mostly unexplored and uninhabited by man. It is ... harsh unforgiving land far from the comforts of civilized life we have evolved into. It is beautiful country, and a well-educated outdoorsman can do well there. By doing well, if he has a commercial pilot's license, the necessary ratings and permits, and a reliable plane equipped to fly sportsmen and women around the state; he can make a decent. In fact, it became so obvious that Martha took me aside and said, "John, Sally knows how much you care for her, but you are in danger of making a mess of a good thing. Next week, you have got to go out looking for bad men so that Sally will not get tired of the sight of you. It will not make any difference if you catch anybody or not, but you need to give Sally some room to breathe. Unless it is an emergency, do not come back before late Friday afternoon. She has to get used to the idea that. I spent time with my family in my old neighborhood friday night and saturday during the day. But Saturday afternoon with a bag packed I headed to Annie's house. She explained the situation and that I would be able to be paid Sunday morning after her boss paid her. So we packed up the three kids and off we went to the hotel. She had to set up for the party in the ballroom. I spent time with the kids in the pool, as well as an arcade that they had on the first floor of the hotel. We all went to. As my friends and I walked in, my heart dropped as I saw most of the men there with really hot girls.I was reminded for the thousandth time, that I was now alone. As we made our way through the crowd, an absolutely drop dead gorgeous man turned around and smiled in such a sultry way, that I blushed and looked away. He turned back to his friends, and continued to talk and laugh with them.I tried to have fun, as I sat sipping my drink, but just couldn't shake my mood. Suddenly, the man who had.